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Oprah Confident on Brink of New Network's Launch

It will be up against plenty of competition, high channel number

(Newser) - The Oprah Winfrey Network is ready to launch January 1, following three years of planning and delays. It will face competition from at least 12 other networks targeting the same female audience, but supporters say it stands out from the rest thanks to, well, Oprah. The Los Angeles Times looks... More »

Oprah Bans 'Bitch' on Her Network

She wants to avoid 'tearing people down'

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey's new network will include Rosie O'Donnell , the Duchess of York , Rachael Ray, and Dr. Phil —but it will not include any mention of the word "bitch," reports the New York Post. Even so, the Oprah Winfrey Network will manage to be "fun and entertaining... More »

Rosie O'Donnell Heads Back to Daytime TV

Daily show will be 'fun,' vows Oprah Winfrey Network

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell's getting ready to kick some ass again on daytime TV, this time on the Oprah Winfrey Network. O'Donnell's six-year Emmy-award-winning stint hosting the Rosie O'Donnell Show was followed by a rocky role on The View. The daily, hour-long talk show will be based in New York, where O'Donnell... More »

Oprah Offers Fergie TV Show

Talk show queen could save broke duchess

(Newser) - The Duchess of York’s embarrassing scandal, in which she was busted for trying to sell access to Prince Andrew, may have a happy ending: Oprah Winfrey, who gave Sarah Ferguson a venue in which to discuss the mess, is now offering her a talk show of her own. “... More »

Is Oprah Sabotaging Zach Anner?

Viral video star suddenly dropped to second place

(Newser) - Zach Anner became a beloved Internet celebrity almost overnight when he auditioned for Oprah Winfrey’s “Your OWN Show” contest—but could Oprah herself be taking away his shot at a show? Anner’s audition tape was getting far and away the most attention and the most votes until... More »

Meet Zach Anner, the Next Oprah?

Viral video star could get his own show

(Newser) - Zach Anner, a self-described “wheelchair-bound lady magnet,” is the latest viral video star—and he could be the next Oprah. Anner submitted a video to the talk show queen’s “ Your Own Show ” contest, a search for the next TV star, Time reports. Anner, who has... More »

Shania Twain's Sweet Revenge

Country singer is divorced—and dating the other woman's ex

(Newser) - Shania Twain’s husband cheated with Twain’s best friend—but the joke’s on him. Twain’s divorce from Robert “Mutt” Lange just became official, two years after the scandal, and Twain is “radiantly happy,” a source tells People . Why? Because the country singer is still... More »

Oprah Hires Star Money Manager

Eli Broad's chief investor headhunted to head up Winfrey team

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is assembling a hotshot investment team to manage her estimated $2.4 billion fortune. Peter Adamson, currently chief investment officer for billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad, will head up Winfrey's investment office, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The move comes as Winfrey, already one of the richest African... More »

Oprah Ditches Daytime for New Evening Show

Winfrey promises to take viewers 'around the world'

(Newser) - The Queen of daytime television is planning an evening show. Oprah Winfrey will announce today her plan to launch a new show called Oprah's Next Chapter on her cable network. The hour-long series, to debut next year, will take Oprah out of the studio and around the world. "I'm... More »

Oprah Winfrey Channel to Have New Show About Her Old Show

When her OWN network debuts, get ready for a double dose of Oprah

(Newser) - Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to find a creative way out of a contract dilemma: Instead of starring in another talk show on her new network, she'll star in a reality show about her talk show. The Oprah Winfrey Network debuts in January 2011, but until her syndicated talk show... More »

What's Next for Oprah's Sidekicks

The big O's departure could upset a lot of apple carts

(Newser) - Oprah’s exit from broadcast TV could have big implications for the protégés and hangers-on who owe her their careers. The Chicago Sun-Times looks at what’s next for the denizens of Planet Oprah:
  • Gayle King: O, the Oprah Magazine should keep on trucking, so King, its editor-at-large,
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Emotional Oprah: 'It's Time'

Winfrey tells fans 25 seasons the 'perfect number' to end on

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey fought back tears today as she officially announced the end of her show, telling the audience the decision came from the heart. “You may hear speculation in the press about why I am making this decision,” she said. “Here is the real reason: I love... More »

By Ending Show, Oprah Bets Big on Cable

Move will wound ABC, CBS—and Winfrey?

(Newser) - Oprah's decision to end her network show in 2011 is a risky bet on cable TV that will cost CBS millions of dollars and ABC stations millions of viewers. Oprah will concentrate solely on her long-delayed cable channel, OWN, though it’s not clear how yet. She’s told her... More »

Oprah Ending Show in 2011

She will offer more details during tomorrow's broadcast

(AP) - Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show in 2011 after 25 years. She will provide more details during tomorrow's show, says her Harpo Productions. Winfrey started her broadcasting career in Nashville and Baltimore before relocating to Chicago in 1984 to host WLS-TV's morning talk show AM Chicago. It became The ... More »

Oprah Sets Date for Cable Launch, Show Move

Discovery Channel to media mogul: 'Move it or lose it'

(Newser) - The long-awaited launch of Oprah's cable network is set for early 2011, and her syndicated talk show will move to the new Oprah Winfrey Network—and from Chicago to Los Angeles. The switch from Discovery Health Channel to OWN was originally set for mid-2009, and Discovery threatened to rescind the... More »

Oprah Gets Her 'OWN' TV Network

Omnipresent magnate continues march to multimedia domination

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is launching her own TV network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Oprah Winfrey Network, aka OWN, will be a collaborative enterprise with Discovery. OWN will replace the flagging Discovery Health channel in mid-2009. The channel’s programming will be managed by Oprah and in her “own... More »

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